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- A stencil pattern
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Getting Started
Stenciling is a simple painting technique that lets you create interesting, whimsical, and beautiful designs on furniture and other household items.
Rules for Good Stenciling
- Affix the stencil firmly to the surface.
- Always use a clean, dry stencil brush for each color.
- Remember that stenciling requires a very small amount of paint. Your brush should be almost dry to the touch.
- To avoid applying the wrong paint to adjoining areas, cover the areas you don’t want to paint with a stencil mask or easy-release tape.
Frottage Technique
This is a simple technique, sometimes referred to as the leather-look or cellophane method, that’s amazingly versatile and can produce a variety of effects. You’ll first apply a glaze mixture to your surface, place a sheet of crinkled plastic over the wet glaze and press it down with your hands. You’ll then remove the plastic immediately, and lightly pounce the area with smaller wadded up pieces of plastic or a sponge.
Skill Level
- Beginner
Materials
- Small four-drawer dresser, approximately 21" x 34" x 16" (53.5 cm x 86.5 cm x 40.6 cm)
- Apples, Bunny, Stars, Maple Leaf, and Teardrop Border stencils (found at the end of the instructions)
- Acrylic paints in the following colors, light periwinkle, medium yellow, sage green, soft orange, soft brown, yellow ochre, crimson
- Water-base primer
- White latex enamel paint
- Neutral glazing medium
- Water-base satin varnish
Tools & Supplies
- Stencil brushes in a range of small and medium sizes. You’ll need one brush for each color, in a size appropriate to the area to be stenciled.
- Paintbrush, 2" (5 cm) in width
- Wash brush, 3⁄4" (1.9 cm) in width
- 220-grit sandpaper
- Tack cloth
- Several large sheets of plastic cut from a trash bag, crinkled and smoothed out
- Small sea sponge
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